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Provenance: Private Collection, Manila

ABOUT THE WORK

Augusto Albor, throughout his artistic career, strives to stand out with his unique vision in minimalist abstraction. This is evident in his use of space, the sparseness of presences, and an apparent attitude toward art. His oeuvres are imbued with a sustained energy that is at once calming and invigorating, integrating the wonders of pictorial space that opens up all the possibilities of a mode of painting that has no need for the armature of form and color. For him, he is not a mere abstractionist but a painter of imagined realities. As such, this acrylic on canvas piece titled Temple is among the works that adhere to his distinct minimalist abstraction. His other work that bears the same name, Temple-R7, was made with inspiration from culture and history, particularly on found objects such as Oriental ceramics, Indonesian textiles, and Southeast Asian architecture. That piece was an ode to his mentor, the modernist Florencio B. Concepcion, a master of acrylic painting. Albor always made an effort to make each work one of a kind in its expression, letting the art speak for itself and leading the viewer into an attentive and contemplative state. (P.I.R.)